A cerebral angiogram checks for abnormalities in the blood vessels of your brain. The procedure has a handful of related names. These include: Carotid angiogram or angiography Cerebral angiogram or ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

A 42 year-old man developed right neck pain followed by a left hemiparesis. Carotid Artery Dissection: (Left) Right Carotid Angiogram at the level of the carotid bifurcation; (Middle) Right Internal ...

A 57 year-old man presented with a mild headache. His examination was normal. An MRI scan of the brain suggested an abnormality of the left internal carotid artery, which led to the patient undergoing ...

Cerebral angiography is a diagnostic test that uses an X-ray. It produces a cerebral angiogram, or an image that can help your doctor find blockages or other abnormalities in the blood vessels of your ...

An angiogram is a diagnostic test that uses X-rays and a contrast dye to visualize the blood vessels in the body, including those in the brain. This test can help diagnose a brain aneurysm. An ...

Transradial access (TRA) results in a lower diagnostic success rate and longer procedural times compared with transfemoral access (TFA) in patients undergoing cerebral angiography, the randomized ...

A 66-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia was transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital with left-sided weakness and altered mental status after magnetic resonance ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...